#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
On April 16 a war powers resolution failed 213-214. On May 14 the next one deadlocked 212-212, and a tie fails. Either one needed exactly one Republican to switch. Only Thomas Massie, who has no page here, voted yes both times.
H.R. 10377 would drop every noncitizen from the count used to hand out House seats, force a new apportionment before the 2028 election, and put a citizenship question on every future census. The Fourteenth Amendment — which Clyde's filing cites as its authority — says to count 'the whole number of persons in each State.'
On September 16 the House passed the PROOF Act, 217-207. It orders states to turn over whatever Medicaid, SNAP and other benefit records Attorney General Todd Blanche asks for in writing, with no judge involved. A federal court had already blocked the Trump administration from cutting food stamp funding to states that refused to hand over recipient data. 185 of the members who voted yes have report cards on this site.
Oct. 22 – Oct. 29
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against Maryland’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.
Harris won Maryland with 62.6% of the vote to 34.1%, a margin of 28.5 points, with 69.4% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
1 of 10 — 10%. In the U.S. House, Maryland has 1 Republican and 7 Democrats; in the Senate, 0 Republicans and 2 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from Maryland, on Wikipedia.)
Maryland ranks #14 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Maryland directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Maryland. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 39 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 22 – Oct. 29. Details on Maryland's official election site. (Checked against Maryland’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Any voter can vote by mail. Ballots start going out by Sept. 21. Ballots postmarked by Election Day count if they arrive by Nov. 13. Details on Maryland's official election site. (Checked against Maryland’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
